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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

you're vs. you are

"I want to send a shout out to all my friends, you know who you're"

This was a Facebook status I saw, it sounds wrong but is it technically incorrect to use "you're" instead of "you are" in this case? If so, why?
  

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"I want to send a shout out a shout to all my friends, you know who you're" This was a Facebook status I saw, it sounds wrong but is it technically incorrect to use "you're" instead of "you are" in this case? If so, why? It is incorrect, because even though it is a written message that spelling carries the wrong pronunciation.

— Canadian45

  • "I want to send a shout out a shout to all my friends, you know who you're" This was a Facebook status I saw, it sounds wrong but is it technically incorrect to use "you're" instead of "you are" in this case?
  • If so, why?
  • It is incorrect, because even though it is a written message that spelling carries the wrong pronunciation.
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"I want to send a shout out a shout to all my friends, you know who you're" This was a Facebook status I saw, it sounds wrong but is it technically incorrect to use "you're" instead of "you are" in this case? If so, why? It is incorrect, because even though it is a written message that spelling carries the wrong pronunciation.
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canadian45I want to send a shout out a shout to…
I think the correction should be I want to send a shout-out to…

(http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/shout-out_7)
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Aspara Guswant to send a shout-out to
I don't remember hearing that before. Google has many references, but some are a hyphenated noun and some are two words.
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canadian45 "I want to send a shout out a shout to all my friends, you know who you're" This was a Facebook status I saw, it sounds wrong but is it technically incorrect to use "you're" instead of "you are" in this case? If so, why? It is incorrect, because even though it is a written message that spelling carries the wrong pronunciation.
Elaborate; I do not un
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AnonymousElaborate; I do not understand what you mean.
You should learn to say please and thank you sometimes.
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canadian45You should learn to say please and thank you sometimes.
I very much appreciate you taking the time to respond to my question; my apologies for coming off rude
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Anonymousyou know who you're
"you're" is not the correct spelling and pronunciation there. 'you are' is correct.
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Anonymous it sounds wrong
It is wrong. You can't use a contraction at the end of a clause like that. It's "un-English".
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In fact you cannot use the contraction without the main verb (for the helping verb, 'be') or the complement (for the linking verb).
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